Goodbye HAIRSPRAY, 13, LIZA, ESTATE, GREASE, CHRISTMAS, FRANKENSTEIN, SLAVA, and BOEING. (Craziness...)

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 2:41am

I literally can't believe all of these shows are closing today. I know some were limited engagements but today is really a sad day and I didn't get to see all of them but it's sad to see them all go.

General thoughts on NINE shows closing today...?

[Broadway212]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 2:45am

Out of all the shows I think a few deserved to stay on broadway a lot longer. Im going to miss Young Frankenstein the most.

[shh282]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 2:50am

I'm going to miss Boeing Boeing so much - I don't think I ever laughed so hard at a show.

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 3:15am

While each has its own individual reason for closure (many of which are quite, quite different), it's such a shocking thing to see nine shows closing in one day. That's what's perhaps so stirring about today.

For the Broadway historians here, is there a record as to the most shows closing in one day?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 3:18am

I would not be surprised if it's today.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 4:56am

Updated On: 4/3/10 at 04:56 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 8:45am

Yes, I'm pretty sure it is a record. There was an article that showed the January closings in the past and I'm pretty sure only one or two others came close to 2009.

I will try to find it, but so far...no luck

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 10:01am

I was fortunate enough to see some of the shows. Wishing all involved the best through these tough economic times.

[feline0favenueQ]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 10:42am

This is sad. I wish all the actors the best.

[broadway122]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 10:43am

I think I found what I think dramamama611 was talking about. Toward the bottom has a list of all the show closings in January through the years.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadways_Barometer_What_Can_We_Expect_for_the_1st_Quarter_of_2009_20081229

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 10:50am

Yup, that was it. Silly me...the lead article for the last few days! Who'd a thunk! Thanks for finding it.

[broadway122]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 10:54am

actually for some reason I decided to re-read it just before I read this thread, and when you mentioned not finding it I was like "hmmm...could it be in the article I just re-read that dramamama611 is talking about"
Its so sad to see all these shows go.

Edit: to fix spelling error

Updated On: 1/4/09 at 10:54 AM

[EnWashingtonHeights]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 11:25am

Look at Playbill.com the page is filled with closings.

[ifuweregay93]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 12:01pm

Every headline (but the last 2) at the top of the main board page is about closings.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 12:21pm

Don't worry, people...White Christmas will surely be back, Liza and Estate were limited runs, Hairsrpay and 13 will defintely have a long life in regional and community theatres, and Grease...well...are we really sad about Grease?

O-bla-di, o-bla-da, la la la la life goes on. And so does Broadway.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 12:23pm

Only because it adds to the carnage! (And I suppose SOME people liked it.)

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 12:56pm

Boeing and Hairspray :'(

[dapperchapper]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 2:03pm

The front page of playbill.com is very depressing. one closing article after another...

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 2:12pm

This is truly "Black Sunday" for Broadway.

[Weez]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 2:35pm

On the bright side...

Theatres are open for bright shiny new shows?

Gone doesn't mean forgotten, and while no one will miss Grease, the pound is weak against the dollar right now so you can always come visit us in the UK for your Hairspray fix?

Mark Rylance is coming home, yay?

[??]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 4:31pm

Not ashamed to say it -

I will miss Grease

[Lynnespock2]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 6:51pm

?? - I will miss Grease too.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 6:54pm

Sad to see these shows go!

J*
Updated On: 1/4/09 at 06:54 PM

[alterego]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 8:19pm

It'll certainly be a busy time for the trucking companies, that's a hell of a lot of scenery to haul away to storage and to the dump.

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

Posted: 1/4/09 at 8:51pm

I don't know the right words to describe how I'm feeling, sad doesn't begin to describe it.